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2000-year-old human remains and animal sacrifices found in Dorset

July 1, 2022

Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have found the remains of prehistoric people and animal sacrifices in a recently discovered Iron Age settlement in Dorset. The skeletal remains were found in crouched positions in oval shaped pits [Credit: Bournemouth University] The site, which consists of typical Iron Age round houses and storage pits was discovered by…

Archaeology, England, Europe, UK, Western Europe

Luxurious estate and mosque uncovered in the City of Rahat in the Negev

June 30, 2022

A luxurious estate and a rare rural mosque – among the earliest known worldwide (over 1200 years old) were recently discovered in the city of Rahat in the Negev. Large-scale archaeological excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority to facilitate the construction of a new neighbourhood in Rahat, underwritten by the Authority for Development and…

Archaeology, Israel, Near East

Research into grave goods sheds new light on traditional roles

June 29, 2022

New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 years ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Archol, the National Museum of Antiquities and Leiden University. Credit: Leiden University New…

Archaeology, Europe, Netherlands, Western Europe

Underwater jars reveal Roman period winemaking practices

June 29, 2022

Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a study published in the open-access journal From the amphorae to understanding the content; this multi-analytical analysis relied on archaeobotany and molecular identification [Credit: Louise Chassouant] The authors examined three Roman…

Archaeobotany, Archaeology, Europe, Italy, Southern Europe

New study shows how the ancient world adapted to climate change

June 28, 2022

A new study of the ancient world of Anatolia—now Turkey—shows how they adapted to climate change but offers a warning for today’s climate emergency. Maps of the study region: These were created in QGIS using the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model v3 as a basemap [13]: (a) All TIB 8 settlements, with elevation data displayed using…

Archaeology, Climate Change, Near East, Turkey

Infant burials in Mexico: Aztec customs lasted post-Conquest

June 28, 2022

Four children in Mexico were buried in the years after the Spanish Conquest with rituals and grave offerings that suggest that pre-Hispanic customs lived on for some time after the Aztec empire fell. The four infant burials date from 1521 to 1620 [Credit: DSA INAH] The National Institute of Anthropology and History said Monday the…

Americas, Archaeology, Central America, Mexico

Tortoise and her egg found in new Pompeii excavations

June 24, 2022

Archaeologists in Pompeii have discovered the remains of a pregnant tortoise that had sought refuge in the ruins of a home destroyed by an earthquake in 62 AD, only to be covered by volcanic ash and rock when Mount Vesuvius erupted 17 years later. Archaeologists work in the area of the Terme Stabiane inside the…

Archaeology, Europe, Italy, Southern Europe

Results of the underwater survey off Aegean islet of Agios Petros, Alonissos

June 23, 2022

An exploratory underwater survey was completed in the sunken part of the Neolithic settlement of Agios Petros located in the bay by that name of Kyra-Panagia, north of Alonissos. This is an important site in the Aegean islands, the findings of which give a complete archaeological picture of the first agricultural groups that settled permanently…

Archaeology, Europe, Greece, Southern Europe, Underwater Archaeology

New finds from the Antikythera shipwreck

June 22, 2022

The second season of the underwater archaeological research on the Antikythera wreck (May 23-June 15, 2022), within the framework of the 2021-2025 five-year project, yielded rich findings. The research is being conducted by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece under Dr. Angeliki G. Simosi, head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Euboea, and Lorenz…

Archaeology, Europe, Greece, Southern Europe, Underwater Archaeology

Indigenous communities used the Caribbean Sea as an aquatic highway

June 22, 2022

With some 7,000 islands and cays and a 7,000-year history of human habitation, the Caribbean Sea is practically synonymous with maritime travel. The very word “canoe” is derived from the term “kana:wa,” used by the Indigenous Arawakans of the Caribbean to describe their dugout vessels. Ancient pottery holds clues to the past lives, traditions, and…

Archaeology, Caribbean islands, Indigenous Cultures